Title: To Kill A Mockingbird Author: Harper Lee Year of Publication: 1960 Text Type: Novel What makes the character in this text an outsider? The character that’s made an outsider is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is an outsider because of his skin colour‚ and was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. But him being black was the main reason as to why he was the outsider. Scout and her family were also outsiders. They were made outsiders by the neighbourhood because her father Atticus was Tom Robinson’s
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men was sentenced to death convicted by a white jury. Harper Lee was born in April 1926 in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ the same state as the trial and knew of the conditions surrounding it. Growing up she was known as a Tomboy and called writer‚ Truman Capote her friend. She has studied law at
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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” - Atticus Finch‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. In this quote Atticus is telling his daughter‚ Scout how she shouldn’t judge a person until she understands what they go through and to feel what it would be like to be that person. This is a lesson that is taught throughout book by Atticus that everyone should be given an opportunity‚ and that scout should see how
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1926 in Monroeville‚ a small Alabama town. Lee‚ a descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee‚ is the daughter of Amasa Coleman and Frances Fincher Lee. Lee was educated in the public schools of Monroeville‚ and was a childhood friend of Truman Capote‚ author of In Cold Blood‚ The Glass Harp‚ and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. After high school‚ she attended Huntington College in Montgomery‚ Alabama from 1944 to 1945. Four years later‚ Lee went to the University of Alabama to study law. While there‚ Lee
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The stylistic elements that an author chooses are instrumental in ensuring that the theme or tone that he or she wishes to convey is in fact conveyed to the reader. Harper Lee obviously realizes this‚ for in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ [New York: Warner‚ 1982] 278) she wisely selects a distinctive style to relate the moving story of a young child discovering harsh truths regarding human nature <br> <br>The predominant stylistic element Miss Lee uses is her
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The definition of a good father is as individual as the individuals involved themselves. A good father is able to support his children’s strengths‚ along with being able to help them overcome their weaknesses. He is able to do this without appearing to be a know-it-all. The ability to show by example how to live life‚ while not being afraid to make mistakes and not to be perfect all the time are also very important characteristic. Atticus was by that definition a very good father. Whenever
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ing Bi Andrew Spearman Mrs. Pendlebury Honors English 9 December 6th‚ 2010 The Power to Change One person can change the society you live in by expressing their own opinions‚ ideas‚ and beliefs. During the Great Depression‚ there was widespread hardship and largely segregated communities. However‚ some people had the power to change society which is explained by Harper Lee‚ through the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She tells how one person can change society overtime by expressing their ideas
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Jacquelyn Thompson English 3 Honors Lynn Blair 1/30/2013 To Kill a Mockingbird The depth behind this novel is too see how Scout has progressed throughout the course of two years. Slowly but surely‚ she realizes the life lessons that have been waiting for her all along. She does this with the help of her family and her community. One man importantly sticks out the most‚ and his name is Arthur Radley‚ but Scout and the children like to call him ’Boo ’. Lee incorporated Mr. Radley to really
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Tasnova Hossain English III Mrs. Denis To Kill a Mockingbird The life of an author can greatly influence and inspire their work. In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Scout ’s life‚ the protagonist‚ parallels Lee ’s life in many ways‚ such as from the similar mischievous personality‚ rape case‚ and the familiar setting of where the character was born‚ which gives background information. It is clear from these many similarities how Lee ’s own life
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To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee Honors English Summer Homework Chapter 1-11 Summaries Chapter 1 Scout‚ the main character‚ starts the story off by thinking back to the summer where her brother‚ Jem‚ had broken his arm. She looks back to all the things and events that lead up to this mishap. Scout introduces us to her home Maycomb‚ Alabama and some of its interesting townsfolk like her father Atticus Finch‚ Calpurnia‚ Dill‚ The Radleys‚ and other neighbors. Her father‚ Atticus‚ works in
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